Category: Gedab News
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Italy-Bound, 15 Eritreans Die in the Mediterranean
Earlier last month, at least 15 Eritreans, heading from Libya to Italy, were killed when their boat encountered a storm in the Mediterranean Sea. Most died while attempting to transfer from their small boat to a Maltese ship that was dispatched to rescue them. The identity of those killed is not known, but most are believed to be Eritrean
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Eritrea Arrests Two More American Embassy Employees
[Republished from the archives] The Eritrean government has arrested two more US Embassy employees last month. Mr Fitwi Gezae, who was the webmaster of the US embassy in Eritrea and Mr Biniam Girmay, who was its Facility Management Assistant, were detained by Eritrean security officials. Fitwi Gezae, who had served in the Eritrean Defense Forces and was demobilized in 2005
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95% Of Eritrea’s 12th Graders are Male
The government of Eritrea’s decision to centralize the nation’s 12th grade level at Sawa, the military training camp, has resulted in a disproportionately large male population. According to a source, the female student population at Sawa High School is “no more than 5 out of 100.” In the current academic year, an estimated 10,000 students are enrolled
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The “Executed”: No Smoking Gun, but plenty of circumstantial evidence
A Investigative Report On The Alleged Massacre of 150 people Gedab Investigative Report On January 23, 2003, TV-Zete, a television station founded by the Eritrean Action group in Sweden in November 2001, announced the news of a mass-massacre perpetrated by the government in Eritrea against its own citizens. Awate.com feels that this announcement, which has
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Government Of Eritrea About To Expel Two Americans
[Republished from the archives] For weeks, there have been rumors circulating that the Government of Eritrea was about to expel two Americans, including an employee of USAid, for fraternizing with the Reformers and linking with the increasingly-independent private press. The decision to expel them was reversed under heavy pressure by the American Embassy in Eritrea. Contacted